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Ammonium dicyanoaurate

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Ammonium dicyanoaurate
Names
Other names
Aurate(1-), bis(cyano-κC)-, ammonium (1:1), ammonium dicyanoaurate(I)[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 250-464-5
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2CN.Au.H3N/c2*1-2;;/h;;;1H3/q2*-1; 1;/p 1
    Key: IQXHAJSMTNDJGA-UHFFFAOYSA-O
  • [C-]#N.[C-]#N.[NH4 ].[Au ]
Properties
C2H4AuN3
Molar mass 267.042 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless crystals
Density g/cm3
soluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Ammonium dicyanoaurate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula C2H4AuN3.[2] This is a salt of ammonium as cation with an anion composed of a gold atom bearing two cyanide ligands.

Synthesis

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Ammonium dicyanoaurate can be synthesised by dissolution of gold(I) cyanide in ammonium cyanide solution:

AuCN NH4CN → NH4[Au(CN)2]

Physical properties

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The compound forms colorless crystals which are soluble in water and ethanol.

References

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  1. ^ Fischer, Dieter; Schwager, Beate; Hönes, Gertrud; Koeber, Karl; Kreuzbichler, Irmingard; Neu-Becker, Ulrike; Swoboda, Gertrude (1995). Compounds with Si, P, As, Sb, Bi, the Alkali Metals and Onium Cations. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-93719-7. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. ^ Emergency Planning and Community RightToKnow Act section 313 reporting guidance for the textile processing industry. DIANE Publishing. p. C-12. ISBN 978-1-4289-0164-3. Retrieved 29 November 2024.